Kobayakawa

The Kobayakawa clan was a samurai clan of ancient Japan, originating in Heian Empire-era Japan. Aligned with the Taira, the Kobayakawa had holdings in southern Kyushu and allied with the Kikkawa, Mori, Otomo, and Toyotomi against the Shimazu clan during the Sengoku Jidai. In 1602, when Hideaki Kobayakawa died without a successor, the clan ended.